It all began at one of Oregon’s finest institutions, Oregon Health and Science University. Two nurses crossing paths in the halls of a hospital…Or did it? Shoutout to Bumble! Sandra’s cheeky AND bewitching one-liner of “Hey” marked the beginning of what would be this love story. I, a native of the better Rose City, Pasadena California, decided on exploring Portland for a month’s time in March of 2021. After a lengthy journey of becoming a nurse, I intended to move away from California in search of adventure, nature, and something new. During this visiting month, I knew little about what would transpire. What a surprise it was that a stranger by the name of Sandra Bui would so generously share her days off, let me drive us in her new car, and show me all that Oregon had to offer. In those moments, I felt a peace unfelt to me before and a sense of how everything will work out. And in one drive home alongside a winding river, I shared those exact thoughts with Sandra. That river would be where I proposed three years later. And here we are. Thank you for celebrating with us. Thank you for being our family and community. - J.W.